Mr Hoey will run an exclusive workshop on August 9 for teacher-selected year 11-13 Cromwell College, Mount Aspiring College and Wakatipu High School students.
There will also be a public workshop on August 10.
The dyslexic author said in a recent media statement he was an unlikely novelist and creative writing teacher.
He did not learn to read or write until he was eight or nine and was in his 30s when he went to university.
He came to novel writing through rap, performance poetry and theatre.
"Writing is something that’s open to anyone who’s willing to put in the mahi.
"I always try to be the teacher I wish I had when I was young. I break down not only how to write but also show them that becoming a writer isn't magic."
Festival trustee and former head of English at Wakatipu High School, Jennifer Smart, said Mr Hoey’s workshop was an important opportunity for young creatives.
"Working with someone like Dominic, who has carved his own niche in New Zealand literature, lets them see inside a world that can seem pretty mysterious to young writers.
"Lots of Year 9s come into high school very excited about writing, only to lose the joy of that creative practice as they enter the NCEA years.
"Opportunities like this help them to see themselves as writers again."
The festival has chosen to run the student workshop in August, but the
main dates are November 1 - 3.
The rangatahi category of last year’s writing competition will also run earlier this year for senior high schoolers.
Mr Hoey is the New Zealand best-selling author of Iceland and Poor People with Money.
